William Jefferson Clinton

Bill Clinton is an outstanding American politician, the 42nd President of the United States. Bill Clinton ran for the Democratic Party and won twice in the presidential race. Bill Clinton's presidency years: 1993-2001.

William Jefferson Blythe III, who would later become Bill Clinton, was born in August 1946 in Arkansas, in a clinic in Hope. The boy's father, traveling salesman William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., died tragically in a road accident in May 1946.

The upbringing of her son fell entirely on the shoulders of the early widowed Virginia Dell Cassidy. The young mother was forced to leave Bill in the care of her parents and returned to Louisiana. In Shreveport, where she recently met her husband, Virginia went on to study as a nurse anesthesiologist.

Eldridge and Edith Cassidy - Bill Clinton's grandparents - were small entrepreneurs and ran a small grocery store. The townspeople disliked Cassidy for serving the "colored" population as well. Probably, this was the first lesson of tolerance and democracy for the little grandson, who later chose the party of this particular political direction.

When the son was 4 years old, my mother got married a second time. Bill's stepfather, Roger Clinton, was a car dealer. In 1953, the family moved to the town of Hot Springs. And after 3 years, Bill had a brother, Roger Clinton. Bill got the same surname when he turned 15.

During his school years, Bill Clinton was an exemplary student. In addition to excellent academic performance, he led the school jazz band, in which he himself performed, playing the saxophone. On top of all this, Clinton was an activist and student speaker.

In the summer of 1963, an event happened that greatly influenced the future of Clinton: he was entrusted to lead a youth delegation that took part in a meeting with President John F. Kennedy. This visit to the White House, when the US President himself shook hands with a young blond guy from an ordinary family, turned out to be the point from which the countdown of Bill Clinton's political career began. As Clinton himself later admitted, it was then that he first thought about politics.

The ambitious guy stubbornly moved towards the goal. Although his family belonged to the middle class, due to his stepfather's problems with alcohol, Bill could not count on help with his studies. He entered the prestigious Washington University Georgetown and was forced to study in order to receive an increased scholarship. This allowed him for 2 years, starting in 1968, to study at Oxford. Clinton later attended Yale Law School. After graduation, the young man returned to Arkansas. This is where Bill Clinton's political biography began.

Bill Clinton decided to turn his impeccable and brilliant biography of a simple and honest guy from the people, who himself earned his education and reached noticeable heights, into a launching pad for his future political career.

After a short period of teaching at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, 28-year-old Clinton took his first step in politics. He tried to get a seat in the Congress from the 3rd District of Arkansas by running for the Democratic Party. A young, eloquent and outwardly attractive politician (Clinton's height is 188 cm) immediately received quite strong support from voters.

And although the young democrat lost, his competitor from the Republicans was only a few percent ahead of him. This became the reason for the close attention of the political establishment of Arkansas, which turned to the young and promising "prodigy".

Two years later, in 1976, Bill Clinton won the election of the Minister of Justice in his state. After another 2 years, the 32-year-old politician took over as governor of Arkansas, becoming the youngest in this position in the history of the United States.

When Clinton took office, only Mississippi was below Arkansas in income statistics. It cannot be said that after 11 years of rule by the young governor, Arkansas has taken the lead sharply - the rate of income growth was measured by a modest figure of 4.1%. But entrepreneurs have noticed a "warming" climate, which has boosted business development in the state and an influx of investment, as well as reduced unemployment.

Another notable achievement of Governor Bill Clinton is educational programs. The politician managed to "break through" stubborn resistance and carried out an extensive reform program, thanks to which today Arkansas is the state in which the largest funds for education are allocated per capita.

In October 1991, Bill Clinton announced his candidacy for the presidency. At that time, he already had a reputation as the brightest "new democrat." On the way to his goal, the young politician "put" on the middle stratum, which in the 80s were able to lure the Republicans into the ranks of their voters. Clinton promised this large segment of society tax cuts and economic pragmatism.

Clinton’s campaign rhetoric and promises fell on fertile ground. During the outbreak of the Cold War, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush put the economy second after politics. Therefore, people's real earnings began to decline, and the number of jobs fell sharply.

And although his rival George W. Bush, who had a "fresh" victory in the Persian Gulf, seemed invincible, the young democrat managed to get ahead. But this victory was not deafening: Bill Clinton received 43% of the vote, ahead of his rival by only 5%. And if we take into account that the non-partisan candidate Ross Perot managed to "delay" the votes of a fifth of the voters, it becomes clear that Clinton's victory was largely due to a happy coincidence.

The inauguration of the new president took place in January 1993. If you do not take into account the short period of Jimmy Carter's rule, the protracted pause of the Democrats' “weaning from power” was almost a quarter of a century. Clinton put an end to the long, neo-conservative Reagan-Bush era.

A liberal renewal of the country was expected from the new, 42nd, Democratic President. William Jefferson Clinton in his speech conveyed to the audience the main idea: he announced the coming to power of new young politicians who will replace the old generation and focus on the economy, putting it first.

However, the Americans soon noted the lack of experience of Bill Clinton in big politics. At the first stage of his presidency, he formed his team for a long time and chaotically, causing sharp criticism from the Republicans. For example, he offered Zoya Beard, who is under criminal responsibility for tax evasion, for the post of attorney general. For a long time, Clinton was unable to establish constructive interaction with the Republican Party and Congress.

Bill Clinton's lobbying for openly gay service in the army ended in failure. The President had to accept a compromise option proposed by the Department of Defense, which was significantly different from Clinton's option.

The US-initiated peacekeeping operation in Somalia, conducted under the auspices of the UN, also turned out to be a failure.

Among the most unpleasant "punctures" of Bill Clinton during the first presidency is the health care reform. It was her presidential candidate who called her a priority and appointed his wife Hillary as the head of the reform committee.

He wanted to ensure that all American citizens had health insurance. For this, a significant part of the costs had to be borne by employers and medical manufacturers. Clinton did not calculate the opposition that both the former and the latter showed him.

As a result, the planned large-scale reforms were narrowed down to minor amendments to legislation, which Congress agreed to.

And after the defeat of the Democratic Party in the next congressional elections in 1994, support for many of Bill Clinton's initiatives turned out to be even more elusive.

Nevertheless, the activity of the 42nd President of the United States was crowned with many achievements in domestic politics. America's economy grew at a remarkable pace. Unemployment was decreasing.

In foreign policy, Clinton managed to reduce the degree of tension with many countries with which the United States had openly feuded. In Moscow, the American president delivered a lecture to the students of Moscow State University and received the title of honorary professor at the country's main university.

However, one should not forget that Bill Clinton's success in foreign policy is more likely associated with the president's luck, because the period of his rule fell on the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, who, two years before Clinton's appointment, announced the policy of disarmament of the USSR and a course of friendship with the United States.

Also, as noted by Strobe Talbot, the first deputy secretary of state of the United States, Boris Yeltsin agreed with all the demands of the United States in the negotiations, which the secretary of state associates with the Soviet leader's penchant for alcoholism, which is why Yeltsin paid more attention to the buffet at the talks than to the content of the meetings.

The next US presidential election in 1996 passed calmly and even casually: Clinton had a dull competitor, Robert Dole. 49% against 41 - a good result, although not a triumphant one.

Bill Clinton's second term in office was more successful due to the increased experience. The US economy continued to grow. America's external debt has dropped significantly. The country has become a leader in the field of information technology (before that Japan was in the lead). The collapsed USSR relieved the United States of tensions in this political direction, allowing it to channel its forces and funds into the economy.

The fourth stage of NATO expansion after the war in Yugoslavia took place.

After the end of the double presidential term, Bill Clinton stepped into the background, taking up active support of his own wife, who also began to run for the presidency. But in 2008, when Hillary Clinton was defeated in the primaries, losing to Barack Obama, the couple supported this candidate.

During the 2012 presidential election, Bill and Hillary Clinton also took an active part in the presidential election, re-supporting Barack Obama.

In addition, in January 2012, at the request of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Bill Clinton undertook to coordinate international assistance to the people of Haiti affected by the devastating earthquake.

In 2016, Bill Clinton, now together with Obama, again actively supported his wife Hillary, who also spoke on behalf of the Democratic Party, for the presidency of the United States. The aggressive campaign, in which Hillary competed against Donald Trump, rallied the couple.

The elections took place on November 8, 2016. Hillary Clinton was defeated, losing nearly a hundred electoral votes to Donald Trump. But the paradox of this situation is that if the counting of votes were carried out directly by voters, then Hillary Clinton would have left her competitor far behind. The woman received 65.84 million votes, and Trump only 62.98 million.The gap was almost 3 million votes.

American opinion leaders called the 2018 US elections one of the most difficult and controversial, since both candidates did not enjoy much public support and more than once found themselves embroiled in both economic, political and ethical scandals. Voting in these presidential elections was not for a candidate, but against his opponent.

Bill Clinton met his future wife Hillary Rodham while studying at Yale University. They got married in the fall of 1975. For some time, the young couple taught together at Fayetteville University.

In February 1980, Hillary Clinton gave birth to her husband's only daughter, Chelsea Clinton. Today, the Clintons are celebrating the two grandchildren that Chelsea gave them. Granddaughter Charlotte was born in 2014, and grandson Aidan in the summer of 2016.

Politics are sometimes accused of being somewhat old-fashioned. So in 2004 it was reported that during his presidency, Bill Clinton sent only two emails on his own, and one of them was just a test message containing only the word "text". At the same time, the archive contains 40 million emails written by employees of the president's headquarters.

In February of the same year, it became known about Bill Clinton's illness. He was urgently admitted to a New York clinic after complaining of heart pain. Clinton, 63, underwent stent surgery.

After surgery, Bill Clinton began to follow a vegan diet, as well as promote veganism at all available policy levels. Subsequently, Clinton told the press that he believed that it was veganism that saved his life.

Bill Clinton's life is filled with numerous scandals, both real and fictitious political opponents for the sake of cherished voices. During Bill Clinton's first election race, as usual, a lot of dirty linen from the past of the Clintons was drawn into the world. For example, the Democratic candidate was accused of strange behavior that prevented him from being drafted during the Vietnam War.

The press unearthed that Bill smoked marijuana during his student years, to which Clinton joked that he "did not inhale." The candidate's extramarital sex life also raised a lot of questions: the press brought to light the charge of sexual harassment brought to court. There were allegations of fraud with real estate, in which Hillary Clinton's wife was allegedly involved. And although almost all of the accusations sounded were not convincingly confirmed, they “bit off” a few percent of the Democrat's victory.

But the scandal that broke out in 1998 almost cost Bill Clinton the presidency. Information about the president's intimate relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky was leaked to the press. The young woman shared her revelations about an intimate relationship with the head of state, revealing juicy details of what happened in the famous Oval Office.

This scandalous relationship has become a top topic not only in America but around the world. The already unenviable position of Bill Clinton was aggravated by sworn perjury. Miraculously, the president managed to avoid impeachment, largely thanks to his wife Hillary, who managed to gather her will into a fist and curb her feelings. She showed an iron character and enviable composure by forgiving her husband. The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal has finally died down. But the reputation of the Democratic Party was badly tarnished.

In addition to the sensational story of Monica Lewinsky, Clinton is credited with a long-standing relationship with a black girl from Arkansas who was engaged in prostitution. This story surfaced in 2016, in the midst of the Clinton-Trump campaign. A certain dark-skinned young man named Danny Lee Williams identified himself as the son of Bill Clinton.

Perhaps the outward resemblance of the young man to the former president is just an accident, and his “kinship” with a famous politician is a dirty pre-election trick.

In recent years, the ex-President of the United States continues to conduct active public work. Bill Clinton is a member of many not only political but also charitable organizations.

In the press, the name of Bill Clinton is increasingly coming up in connection with old scandals or sudden revelations, and not with his charitable activities.

In 2017, massive charges of rape and even murder were brought against Bill Clinton, and his wife was accused of covering up these crimes. But this scandal did not develop: neither a criminal case against the Clintons, nor a libel case against the accusing party was opened.

In 2018, the ex-president himself admitted that he helped Shimon Peres in the fight against Netanyahu, thereby interfering in the Israeli elections in 1996.

1998 - Order of Good Hope, 1st class (South Africa) 1998 - Order of the White Lion, 1st class on a chain (Czech Republic) 1999 - Order of the Republic of Turkey 1999 - Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2001 - Ministry of Defense Medal for Outstanding Civil Service 2005 - Grammy Award Best Conversational Album - "My Life" 2006 - Philadelphia Medal of Freedom in collaboration with George W. Bush 2006 - Order of the Logohu Grand Companion (Papua New Guinea) 2006 - Order of the Cross of the Land of Mary 1st Class (Estonia) 2008 - "TED Prize "For the creation of a network of clinics in Rwanda 2010 - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals named Clinton" Person of the Year "2011 - National Order of Merit Grand Cross in Gold (Haiti) 2013 - Presidential Medal with Honors (Israel) 2013 - Order of Victory named after St. George (Georgia) 2013 - Presidential Medal of Freedom

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